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A health impact assessment (HIA) is an approach to identify how a proposed policy or project might impact a community and the health...
Sep 12, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
After extreme weather events like hurricanes, water systems can flood, inhibiting their ability to provide safe drinking water to...
By the Children’s Environmental Health Committee of the American Public Health Association’s Environment Section Local health...
Note: This is the second edition of NACCHO’s new Greener Guidance environmental health advice column. To learn more and submit a...
Sep 11, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
The CDC Southeast Center of Excellence in Vector Borne Disease: Gateway Program is offering fellowship awards to attend the 2019...
Sep 10, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released the following statement on September 6, 2018 from DA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb,...
The third most populous county in the United States, Harris County (TX) works day and night to protect its 4.7 million residents from...
Sep 07, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
By Karin Valentine Goins, MPH, Program Director, Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical...
Sep 06, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
NEHA announced the call for abstracts for the 2019 AEC to be held July 9–12 at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center in...
Sep 04, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
A health impact assessment (HIA) is an approach to identify how a proposed policy or project might impact a community and the health of its citizens. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) conducted a rapid HIA to assist Dover, DE in making a decision about turning a former EPA brownfield site into an aquaponics food production […]
After extreme weather events like hurricanes, water systems can flood, inhibiting their ability to provide safe drinking water to communities. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) saw a need for portable water treatment systems to provide safe drinking water quickly and cost-effectively after a disaster. EPA partnered with WaterStep to create a modular, mobile water treatment […]
By the Children’s Environmental Health Committee of the American Public Health Association’s Environment Section Local health department professionals are uniquely aware of the health issues and risks affecting their towns and cities. Some counties have a disproportionate number of homes with lead paint, and others have increasing asthma prevalence rates among children. Children are especially...
Note: This is the second edition of NACCHO’s new Greener Guidance environmental health advice column. To learn more and submit a question for future editions, click here. September 2018 Dear Greener Guidance, One of our freshwater recreational lakes has had a harmful algal bloom (HAB) twice in as many years. What are your recommendations to address […]
The CDC Southeast Center of Excellence in Vector Borne Disease: Gateway Program is offering fellowship awards to attend the 2019 Florida Mosquito Control Association (FMCA) Dodd Short Courses. The Dodd Short Courses will be held February 3rd – 8th, 2019, at the Hilton UF Conference Center in Gainesville, Florida. The fellowship award of $1,000 can be […]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released the following statement on September 6, 2018 from DA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D.: Advancing better nutrition is one of my top priorities and implementing the update to the iconic Nutrition Facts label—the first overhaul in 20 years–is a key part of that commitment. We’re already seeing the […]
The third most populous county in the United States, Harris County (TX) works day and night to protect its 4.7 million residents from vector-borne disease by integrating surveillance, control, education, research, and technology. Harris County Public Health Mosquito & Vector Control Division wrote an issue brief for NACCHO describing their comprehensive approach to vector-borne disease...
By Karin Valentine Goins, MPH, Program Director, Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School Editor’s Note: This is the first in a three-part series covering the Capabilities for Public Health Agency Involvement in Land Use and Transportation Decision Making to Increase Active Transportation Opportunity from the UMass Worcester Prevention...
NEHA announced the call for abstracts for the 2019 AEC to be held July 9–12 at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center in Nashville, TN. NEHA is seeking abstracts that bring the latest advances in environmental health, as well as unique responses and perspectives to environmental health and protection problems. Practical applications in both the […]
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